Pulling-over machine.



R. F. McFEELY. PULLlNG-OVER MACHINE. APPUCATION FlL-ED AUG.13. 1910- RENEWED OCT. 14. 914. I v 1 15 3819 Pmnted y 5 5 5,.

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R. F. McFEELY.

PULLiNG-OVER MACHINE.

APPLlCATION FILED AUG.I3, 1910. RENEWED OCT. r4. m4.

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RONALD F. MOFEELY, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR' TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, or JERSEY.

Application filed August 13, 1910, Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LRONALD F. MoFnELY,a citizen of the United States, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Pulling-Over Machines, of which the following'descriptiom in connection with the accompanying drawings, is

a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures. p

I Th's invention relates to pulling-over machines and particularly to gripper actuat ing mechanism therefor and it has for an important object to modify the gr1pper movements to give to the drafting and stretching of the upper novel characteristics the upper pulling movements of the several grippers. As explained in said earlier application the grippers are arranged to have,

an initial upper straightening movement and thereafter a power driven upper stretching movement.

' In accordance with an important feature of this invention, provision is made for imparting to a gripper a predetermined extent of, or a measured, upper stretching movement. As I am advised, it is new by this invention to give to an upper a measured length of stretching as distinguished from stretching an upper by a predetermined tension as heretofore proposed; By pulling over accurately cut uppers by a measured stretching movement a uniformity in the manufacture of shoes can be obtained which will reduce the manual Work involved and lessen the skill required in the several shoemaking operations and will tend to give to the product a uniformity approaching that obtainedin the manufacture as cloth, paper,

metal. etc. The realization of this object is greatly facilitated by initially straight Specification of Letters Patent.

- and preferably for all PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW PULLING-OVER MACHINE.

Patented July 6, 1915;.

577,054. Renewed October 14, 1914. Serial No. 866,732.

ening the upper and drawing it down to the last before themeasured stretching of the upper is commenced. When this procedure is followed a certain pattern of upper will pull over the last for which it is designed in substantially the same way and produce in all instances an identical shoe having the important lines such as the tip seam and the throat alike in each shoe. To facilitate this result provision may also advantageously be made for seizing the upper correctly and uniformly, as by gripping a predetermined distance from the edge of the upper, and in a predetermined relation to the tip line as' explained in my priorUnited States Letters Patent No. 1,030,264.

In accordance with another feature of this invention, provision is made for adjusting simultaneously for a plurality of grippers, of the grippers of the machine, the length of upper stretching movement, although it may be not identically for different grippers and may even be (.ip positely for opposite side grippers. This provision for adjustment enables an operator to adapt the operation of this machine readily to the work or style of shoe in hand as he changes for example from a case of childrens to one of misses or ladies. Provision will also preferably be made for adjusting the upper stretching movement of the toe and side grippersindepeiidently. By this means the extent of the longitudinal stretch effected by the toe gripper can be predeterminately varied with relation to the extent of transverse stretching of the upper by the side grippers. niodation to patterns not cut in the right proportion of length to width and require more or less stretching in one of the directions to make them fit the last over which the shoe is being made. i

This permits accomof upper which arev the relative extent of lengthwise and transverse stretching that will machine with or without provision for measuring the stretch is a broadly new invention.

A ipatme of this invention of practical -impor ance is found in novel arrangements for e ecting forward drafting of the upper along the sides of the shoe. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of this it} be effected by the vention, as heretofore explained, the upper is seized and straightened and drawn up tightly to the last as an initial operation caused to straighten; the upper.

. during adjustment.

before the power driving mechanism is started. This allows inspection of the shoe and any required adjustments to be made while the upper is held under light tension and while there is insufficient friction between the last and the upper materials to produce objectionable distortion of the upper The adjustment usually importance is that for straightening the tip seam, although the frequency and the extent of this adjustmentis greatly reduced by the provisions, described in said Patent No. 1,030,264, of tip seam position indicating means to guide the'workman in correctly positioning the upper in the side grippers before they are closed. In accordance with this feature of the invention the upper positioning adjustments are made before the forward drafting of the upper as well as before the upper stretching operation. An advantageous construction embodying this feature of the invention is also herein employed in which the tip straightening mechanism is arranged for bodily movement longitudinally of the shoe by or with the drafting means. This arrangement insures that no loss of tip straightening adjustment shalloccur in the drafting and the upper stretching operations and that these operations, by which the upper is put under tension about the last, shall be made with the upper in correct relation considered of most to the last. This provides uniformity in drafting and stretching the, entire upper, giving the upper a permanent set in the shoe, instead of setting up local strains which tend to react and distort the upper when the last has been removed from the shoe.

It is desirable that the shoe be supported by the usual heel rest to steady it during the upper adjusting movements and in accordance with a further feature of this invention means is provided for bringing the heel rest into shoe supporting position. before the power driven actuating mechanisms are started. Preferably and as herein shown, the heel rest is advanced to operative position as a part of the preliminary operation in which the side grippers are closed. and

Conveniently the machine will be equipped with a spring which will be put under tension during the automatic movement of the rest backwardly to shoe-receiving position and which will be released by the gripper con trolling treadle to impel the rest forwardly. The heel rest is mounted. to adjust itself laterally to the lateral position of the heel end of thelast and when the power actuating mechanism is operated the rest is locked in its advanced position and is also locked ii its laterally adjusted position in suitable amass time to hold the shoe firmly for the upper fastening operation. The present invention contemplates an initial yielding advance of the rest without such locking thereof as will preclude convenient adjustment of the rest, or of the rest and the heel end of the shoe together, laterally during the period allowed for inspection of the shoe and the adjustments of the lightlyheld upper, and may include the lateral adjustment of the heel end of'the last to position the forepart of the last symmetrically or otherwise as may tion; Fig/2 is a front view of the updraw measuring mechanism; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the grippers operating mechanism; Fig. l: is a perspective view illustrating the new mechanism; and Fig. 5 is a planview.

The machine as a whole will be sufficiently described for the purpose of this specification by explaining that it comprises a shoe bottom rest 2, and preferably also a heel rest 4;, with grippers 5 arranged to engage the upper at the. toe end and at opposite sides of the ball of the shoe. The grippers are suspended by bars (5 from levers, the handled front sections 10 of which are preferably constructed and arranged for initial upward movement independently of the rear sections 12 as and for the purpose explained in my co-pending application Serial No. 539,413. The lever sections are fulcrumed on a rod 14 and at the rear ends are connected by rods 15 through springs 16 for operutionby cams 17 and 18. A. edge block 19 for each gripper is connected to a hand lever 20 for adjustment to change ing force with which the grippers are uplifted to stretch the upper. The grippers are lowered to their shoe receiving positipn at the end of each operation and the aws are simultaneously forced open, this being offected by the engagement of shoulders 22 on the gripper carriers 23 with the frame while the gripper bars (5 continue their descent. During this continued descent of bars (5 appropriate jaw closing springs, not shown, are put under compression which close the jaws upon the upper when reverse relative movement of bars (3 and carriers 23 is permitted. heroin permitted by releasing the front arms 10 from their operative connection with the cam controlled rear arms 12, this connection being made through sliding latches 25, Fig.

This relative movement isas sh manual operation to last .the toe portion of the shoe after the upper has been pulled 1, which are carried by the arms 12 and engage suitable apertures in the front arms 10. The latches are connected to a foot treadle 26 by which they may be retracted prior to the power operation of the machine to allow the grippers to seize the upper. The toe gripper latch may be withdrawn independently of the side gripper latches, if desired, by the push bar 27. Springs 28 are arranged as shown in Fig. 1 between the front and rear arms of the levers 10, 12 for the purpose of lightly uplifting the grippers after they have seized the upper and before the power operation begins. This procedure straightens the upper and affords opportunity for the worlnnan to examine the shoe and to adjust the toe tip if necessary while the upper is held under light tension and thus provides that the shoe shall be. finally pulled with the upper in the desired usted position on the last so that ordinarily no adjustment of the tensioned upper is required. When the machine is started the rear lever arms 12 are moved alone until their front ends pick up the front arms after which both arms are actuated together to stretch I the upper. The machine may or may not stop with the upper under tension to permit further inspection of the shoe before the up per is carried inwardly over the edge of the inner-sole to be fastened at the sides of the shoe by the tackers or otherwise. Further details of the machine may be found in said prior patents. The machine is also herein own asequipped with a mechanism for over and While the shoe remains in the machine. This mechanism comprises end embracing wipers mounted for advancing and closing movement by a lever 31 in a carrier 32 which in turn is arranged for up and down movement by a lever 34 in a bracket 35. A full description of this mechanism may be found in the printed British specification No. 17091/09 and it need not be here further described inasmuch as its I particular construction is not a part of the present invention.

In the illustrated machine embodying this which is operated by the treadle 26 to occasion the closing of the grippers and their light uplift for straightening or, acorn-ding to the strength of spring 28, initially, stretchin the upper, has a collar 411 vertically adJustabIe thereon which locked in i retracted position to which it is moved by! the power mechanism through the cam slide 86 at the end of the cycle against the tension of spring 44. This lifts a latch; 42 by which the heel rest is spring acts through rack rod 41, t%othed shaft and toothed supporting sli es 45 to cause a yielding advance of the heel rest into shoe supporting position where it suswmtwardly inclined sides,

to the lateral position in preceding tains the shoe against loose movement while any required upper adjustments are being made.

The heel rest, which has forwardly and is supported for lateral swinging movement to adapt itself which it finds the shoe. The rest is also mounted on a transverse pivot and is held by springs'52 forward away from a locking bar 54 until it meets the shoe when the pressure of the heavier spring 44 causes engagement ofthe locking bar with the rest to restrain lateral displacement of the heel end of the. shoe in the upper adjusting operation. The pressure of the spring-4: is, however, insuflicient to interfere with any lateral adjustment of the heel end of the last which the operator may desire to; make for the purpose of positioning the forepart of the shoe laterally into symmetrical or other desired relation to the pulling-over and the lasting devices which operate directly upon the forrpart only of the shoe. A yoke rests upon the side gripper levers 10 as in Figs. .1 and 2 and-is lifted by'them as they rise,

and during the initial, upper straightening movement of the grippers the rise of the yoke acts through an arm 62 to turn a rock shaft (53 on which is a second segmentally toothed arm 64 that engages with a toothed portion of a slide 65 movable transversely of the machine in guideways in the frame. The slide has inclined tongue and groove connection with the frame so that it is lifted as it is moved endwise. The slide 65 is thus adjusted upwardly by and in proportion to the extent of the initial movement of the grippers. This slide is arranged over stops (38 that project upwardly from the gripper lever arms 10. The slide 65 has on its rear face a ratchet toothed area, shown at ,the right in Fig. 2, with which an endwise movable pawl engages. This pawl rod, seen in Fig. 1, is held normally away from the ratchet face by a spring 72 which also holds the rear end of the rod against a wedge pin 74 which is guided vertically in the upper arm 10 of an. updraw lever and is held down upon the arm 12 thereof'by the spring '76. The pawl rod-locks the slide 65 from further movement and holds it stationary as an abutment for the stops 68. The continued movement of the yoke (50 is taken up by a relief spring 61 which is located between the loose rock shaft ai-m 62 and a rigid abutment on the rock-shaft, as appears in Fig. 2. When the stops 68 reach the abutment slide 65 in the power driven upper stretching movement of levers 10, 12, then the springs 16 yield to allow the cams 17, 18 to complete their stroke. This arrangementprovides that the abutment slide 65 shall be raised by,

uplift of the gr pper levers during which and proportionally to, the initial A tamer the upper is being straightened up and drawn to the last, and that it shall become locked during the power updraw that is effected by the lever arms 12. The slide 5 thus becomes an updraw limiting abut ment which is automatically set during each initial upper straightening movement to provide for a predetermined length of upper stretching movement. It is to be noted that the length of upper stretching movement is not affected by the length of the upper straightening movement for if the upper straightening movement carries the lever arms 10 farther up at one time than at another the abutment 65 is automatically adjusted correspondingly higher.

As I am advised, it has not heretofore been attempted to provide, in a machine that has a divided movement of a lever or the like, the first portion of which movement is variable according to the condition of the work or otherwise, means as: predetermining the length of the second. portion of the movement regardless of the length of the first portion. This feature of the invention will be found to be of value in other relations than that herein shown and it is intended by this patent to protect it wherever it may be used. In the present use, a constant; predetermined, or measured length or extent of upper stretching is obtained un affected by variations in the length of the upper straightening portion of the'stroke of lever arms 10, 12, which latter portion of the lever movement may vary with differences in the size of uppers and also with differences in the length of upper that may be inserted into the gripper jaws. The advan tages of a measured extent of upper stretch ing have been herein suiiiciently suggested to insure that the merits of this improvement will be appreciated. The yoke is preferably swiveled on the arm 62 so that one side gripper lever may rise higher than the other as may be required in the wellknown operation of the machine. By reasonof this mounting the yoke serves as an equalizer set by the two side grippers. T he yoke is preferably connected to the arm (32 by an eccentric 82 which can be manipulated to vary the vertical relation of the ends of the yoke arms to the abutment slide for increasing or decreasing the measured length of upper stretching movement for all the grippers simultaneously. T he screw threaded connection of the steps (38 to the lever arms 12 provides for; relatively varying the -lea th of longitudinal and transverse upper stretching effected by the toe and side grippers.

The cam shaft 85 of the machine has a cam roll that is grooved to receive a roll on a slide 86, Figs. 1 and 4, and this slide has an upright arm from which is forwardly projected a rod 88 which is encircled by a toe gripper and the spring 89 and passes through a block 90 adjustably mounted on a hand lever 91 of a rock-shaft 92. The rock-shaft has toothed sections which engage rack teeth on blocks 94, with which the side grippers have connection, whereby both side 'grippers are moved forwardly from the cam shaft during each power actuated stretching movement of the grippers. The blocks 94 have bearings for the usual tip straightening hand lever shaft 96 of said Patent N0. 1,029,387 which, through pinions and reversely arranged racks 97 connected to the gripper carriers 23, Fig. st, is employed for moving the side grippers in opposite directions lengthwise of the shoe, one forwardly and the other backwardly, for shifting the upper longitudinally around the last; The adjustable connection of the block 90 with the rock-shaft arm. 91, see Figs. 4 and 5, provides for obtaining different degrees of'forward drafting of the upper by the side grippers after the initial upper positioning adjustments have all been made. This gives a drafting of the adjusted upper as contrasted with a drafting of the upper prior to its correct positioning on the last.

In the use of themachine, the operator presents in the usual Way an assembled shoe, the heel portion of which may or maynot have been lasted. llhe toe gripper may be first released and caused to straighten the upper longitudinally by disengaging its latch 25 by the push rod 27 as explained in my application Serial No. 539,413,037 the side grippers which straighten the upper transversely about the last may be released together by the foot treadle 2(3. The same movement of the treadle releases the heel rest, if the described arrangement for that purpose is emplqgyed, and allows it to be yieldingly advanced. The heel rest adjusts itself auton'iatically to the longitudinal. position of the shoe and by reason of its inclined sides also to the transverse or lateral position in which it finds the heel and then is tipped lightly back against the ratchet plate 5-1. If the operator discovers, during the inspection which is now permitted, that the last requires to be shifted in order to present the shoe symmetrically to the pulling over or the toe lasting mechanisms, the rest can be easily pressed laterall to one side or the other of the machine to effect such adjustment of the last relatively to'the mechanisms which operate on the forepart of the shoe. The 11001 rest serves to hold or steady the last during the adjustments of the upper by the gri ers which may be found to be necessary, including the tip straightening adjustment. During the initial uplifting of the grippers the levers-1O have raised the yoke GOand adjusted the abutment stop (35 through the described mechanism. VVhen the machine is weasel.

next shaft the levers act through the wedge plunger 74 to thrust the rod 70 forward against the ratchet faced portion of the abutment slide and thereby lock it in position to arrest the final updrawing or the upper stretching started by depressing the usual power movement at a point which is located a measured distance from the point Where the upper stretching movement, as distinguished from the initial. upper straightening movement, began. This measured distance, which is predetern'iined for the grippers individually by the stops 68 and for the series of grippers as a Whole by the adjustment of the eccentric 82, is the portion of the stroke of the lever sections 12 after they pick up the lever sections 10, as by re'e'ngagement of the latches 25 With arms 10. The spring 61 yields to'permit continued rise of the yoke 60 and the springs 16 yield to permit completion of the stroke of cams 17, 18. During this power stretching of the upper the cam slide 86 is actuated to advance the spring plunger 88 and effect foredraw of the pre viously' adjusted upper. The customary stopping of the machine while the upper is held under final tension may be omitted if desired and the upper fastening operation effected at once or the toe portion of the shoe may he lasted as described in said British specification.

The described foredrawing of the upper is advantageous as a preparation for the toe lasting operation because the forward pulling strain applied to the upper by the side grippers tends to offset the efiect on the upper at the sides of the toe produced by the backward component of the rubbing action of the usual toe embracing Wipers as they close and move endwise overthe toe.

Having explained the nature of this invention and described by way of exemplification a preferred construction embodying the same, I make the following claims which I intend shall be construed and interpreted to cover all the patentable novelty of which this invention is possessed and for Which I am entitled to protection under the statutes, Whether or not every feature of the invention has been particularly pointed out elsewhere in this specification.

I claim 1. A pulling-over machine, having -in combination, means for resting a last, grippers for seizing an upper at the toe end and at opposite sides of the shoe, and power means to actuate a gripper to pull the upper a measured distance.

2. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for resting a last, grippers for seizing an upper at the toe end and at opposite sides of the shoe, and means to actuate the grippers to pull the upper a measured distance, said machine having procontrolling treadle the rear arms 12 of opposite .bination,

vision for simultaneously adjusting the limit of the rali-ty of the grippers.

3. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for resting a; last,-grippers for seizing an upper at the toe end and at sides of the shoe,'and means to actuate the grippers to pull the 'upper a measured distance, mon to all the grippers and separately adjustable stops carried by the toe and grippers oofiperating with said common stop.

4. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest ayshoe, means for seizing the upper and actuatin mechanism constructed and arranged to e ect straightening of the upper about the last under a tension less than the final tension and then to effect a measured length of upper pulling movement. '3 i 5. A pulling-over machine, having in commeans to rest a shoe, means for seizing theupperand actuating mechanism constructed and arranged to effect an initial pulling of the upper and then automatically to efi'ect a predetermined length of upper pulling movement.

'6. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and operating mechanism by which to efi'ect initial ulling of the up per about the last, and adiustment into desired relation to the last, and thereafter to effect a measured length of upper stretching movement.

7. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, means to straighten it under a predetermined tension, and means for thereafter pulling the straightened upper through a predetermined distance.

8. A pulling-overmachine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension'to an upper pulling movement for a plu-.

and a limiting stop comside 1 and then to'stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance.

9. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to an upper and then to stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance, said machine having provision for adjustment to vary the length of said last mentioned stretching movement independently of the initial tension applied to the upper.

10. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to an upper and thento stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance, said machine comprising longitudinally stretching means and i measured distance.

I of the second step transverse stretching means and having provision for varying the relative lengths of stretching movement effected by said two means.

11. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism. first to apply a predetermined tension to the upper and then to stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance lengthwise and transversely of the shoe and having provision for varying the relative lengths of such stretching movements.

12. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper at the toe and sides of the shoe, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to the upper and then to stretch. the tensioned upper a measured distance, said machine having provision for adjustment to vary the said measured distance simultaneously for the toe side pulling means.

-13. A pulling-over machine, having combination, means to rest-a shoe, means for seizing the upper at the toe and sides oi the shoe, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to the upper and then to stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance, said machine having provision: for adjustment to vary the-said measured distance relatively for the toe and the side pulling -means.

M. A pullingover machine, having in. combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to the upper and then to stretch the ten'sioned upper a said machine having provision for varying such altering the length oi the final pull.

15. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means to rest a shoe, means for seizing the upper, and mechanism first to apply a predetermined tension to the upper and then to stretch the tensioned upper a measured distance, said machine having provision for varying predeterminately t 1e length of the final pulling movement irres'pective of the initial tension applied to the upper.

16. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a gripper and actuating means for movin the gripper in two steps in substantially the same direction, the length of the first step varyingwith the resistance oii'ered by the Wprlr and the length being predetermined.

17. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a. gripper and actuating means for moving the gripper in two steps in substantially the direction, the first step being yieldingly eifected and variable and the second step being substantially unyieldingly effected andinvariable in length.

and

tension without step being yieldingly effected and variable,

and a stop which is set automatically in po sition determined by thelength of the first step to arrest the second movement of the gripper.

20. A ing in combination,

machine of the class described, hava gripper and actuating means for moving the gripper including a spring to lift the gripper, and means to pick up the gripper at the point Where the spring lifted itand to move the gripper a predetermined further distance. 221. A machine oi? the class described, having in combination, a gripper and actuating means for moving the gripper including means to move the'gripper a variable: distance, a stop set in a position determined by said variable distance, and means for mov- 'ing the gripper to a position determined. by said step.

22. A. machine of the'class described, havcombination, a gripper, means for yieldingly actuating the gripper, a stop moved proportionally to the movement of the gripper, and means for subsequently moving the gripper until it is arrested by the stop.

A. machine of the class described, having in combination, a gripper, means for yieldingly actuating the gripper, a stop moved proportionally to the movement of the gripper, means for arresting the movement of the stop, and means for further actuating e gripper until it is arrested by the stop.

24. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a gripper, and actuating means, and a stop which is moved proportionally to the movement of the gripper dura portion of the gripper movement and is then arrested to limit the final movement of the gripper.

A machine of mg in the class described, having in combination, a gripper and actuating means for uplifting the gripper, a stop arranged out of contact with the gripper and moved with it, and means for arresting the movement of the stop and then further moving the gripper to the stop.

automatically dur- 26. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a gripper, means for lifting the gripper, the stop 65, the connection 60, 61,62, 6i between the gripper and weasel the stop for moving the stop from the gripper, and means 70, 74, 12 for arresting the movement of the stop While the gripper moves to it.

27. A machine of the class described, hav- 'ing in combination, a gripper, means 28, for lifting the gripper, the stop 65. con- 7 nections from thegripper to the stop to effect displacement of the stopduring such lifting movement, means17, 18, 12, 25, for further lifting the gripper, and means for locking the stop at the beginning of the second movement of the gripper.

28. A machine of the class described, having in c0mbination,-a gripper, means for lifting the gripper in two steps and means adjusted during the first step for limiting I the length of the second step.

29. A machine of the class described, having in combination, a gripper, means for lifting the gripper a distance variably determined in each operation by the resistance of the stock, means for further lifting the gripper, and means adjusted during such variable movement to limit the further movement to a uniform length for successive shoes.

30. A machine of the class described,'havs mg in combination, a gripper having an upper straightening movement and an upper stretching movement and a stop set automatically in position determined by the stretching movement of all the grippers, and

means controlled by initial movement of the side grippers for setting the stop.

A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippersto engage an upper at the toe end and at opposite sides of the ball of a shoe, a stop for limiting the upper stpetching movement of all the grippers, and means including the pivoted yoke 60 controlled by the two side grippers and having the adjustable connection 82 with the stop for setting the stopautomatieally.

34. A pulling-ever machine having in combination, grippers to engage an upper at the toe-end and opposite sides of the ball of a shoe, and operating means arranged to etlect-step'by step, updrawing of the upper including a measured final step.

35. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers to engage an upper draw limiting stop carried up with the grippers in said movement, and power driven means to actuatethe grippers for stretching the upper through a distance limited by said stop.

36. A pulling-over machine, having in' combination, grippers for engaging the upper and operating mechanism to actuate the grippers to straighten the upper'preparatory to stretching the upper a measured amount.

37. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers for engaging the 'upper at the toe and at opposite sides of the shoe and operating mechanism to actuate the grippers to stretch the upper a measured amount.

38. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers for engaging the upper at the toe and at opposite sides of the it and thereafter to stretch the grippers to stretch the upper a measured amount which can be varied at the sides relatively. 39. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers for engagingthe upper, and mechanism controlled by an initial movement of the grippers for stretching the upper a measured amount which shall be uniform for successive shoes.

40. A pulling-over machine, having in combination. grippers for engaging the upat the toe and per at the toe and at opposite sides of the shoe and operating mechanism to actuate the grippers to stretch the upper longitudinally and transversely including means p0- sitioned in accordance With movement of the side grippers for limitingithe longitudinal stretching movement.

41. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers for engaging the upper at the toe and at' opposite sides of the shoe, operating mechanism for actuating the grippers in two steps, a stop for limiting the final step and setting means therefor including an equalizer set by the two side grippers and operatively connected With the stop.

42. A pulling-over machine, having in combination. devices for stretching the up.- per longitudinally and transversely of the shoe in the pulling-over operation, actuating mechanism therefonand' means for predetcrminately measuring the length of the longitudinal stretching.

13. A pulling-over machine, having in, combination, devices for stretching the upper, actuating means therefor, and'mcans for predeterminately measuring-the length of the longitudinal and transverse stretch the shoe for the upper adjusting ing movements and having provision for relatively varying the lengths of said two movements.

441. A 'pulling over machine, having in combination, grippers to pull an upper, a rest to sustain the last, power operated means to actuate the grippers and the rest and to return them to inactive position, and manually controlled means for causing the grippers to seize and straighten the upper. and for causing the heel rest to move into shoe sustaining position. 45. A pulling-over 'maohine, having in combination, grippers which are movable to adjust the upper on the last, a heel rest that is movable to adapt itself to the position of the last, power operated mechanism for actuating the grippers and for actuating the rest including means for locking the rest, and means independent of the power operated means for causing the grippers to seize and straighten the upper and the heel rest to advance.

46. A; pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers, means for actuating the grippers to straighten the upper and hold-it under light tension to permit adjustment of -the upper on the last, a heel rest normally occupying a retracted posi tion, and means for guiding, advancing and maintaining the rest in position to support operation. machine, having in combination, grippers, means for actuating the grippers to straighten the upper and hold it under light tension to permit adjustment of the upper 0n the last, a heel rest normally occupying a retracted position, means for guiding, advancing and maintaining the rest in position to support the shoe for the upper adjusting operation, and means 47. A pulling-over for further actuating the grippers and the heel rest for the pulling over operation.

48. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers, a heel rest, means manually controlled to actuate the grippers and the heel rest to straighten the upper and tdhold the upper and the last with the upper under tension for inspectionand adjustment, and power driven means for locking the heel rest and further actuating the grippers.

.49. A combination, grippers, for initially actuating the heel rest and the grippers and causing them to hold the shoe for inspection, said parts being arranged to permit relative adjustment of the grippers and the rest, and means for further actuating said grippers and the rest to comlete the pulling-over operation.

50. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, grippers, a heel rest normally pulling-over machine, having in occupying a retracted shoe receiving position, devices to release and advance the rest a heel rest, means per. 57. A pulling-over intranet against the shoe preliminary tothe power operation or the machine whereby accurate positioning of the rest and shoe is permitted,

- and power operated means for actuating the rest and grippers to pull over the shoe.

51. In a pulling-over machine the combination with grippers and means tor actuating them, of a heel rest, means adapted for manual operation before the grippers are operated to cause the heel rest to advance into operative engagement with the heel end of the shoe and permitting lateral ositioning thereof, and power means to st.- fect locking of the portion of the pulling-over operation.

52. In a pulling-over machine the combination with grippers and means for actu ating them, of a heel rest, means to retract the rest to shoe receiving position, a spring against which the rest is retracted, manual means for releasing the rest to permit its adjustment'to the shoe, and means to lock the rest automatically in adjusted position for the upper pulling operation.

53. In a pulling-over machine, the combination with grippers and a heel rest, of treadle operated means for closing the grippers and advancing the heel rest to operative position.

and a heel rest which normally stands away fromthe shoe, and means independent of the power mechanism for moving the rest a forwardly into last resting position, said rest being mounted for lateral movement while in last resting position to adjust the last into symmetrical relation to the pulling-over mechanism.

A pulling'over machine, having in combination, operating means to straighten an upper over a last having provision for automatically pausing to permit inspection and adjustment of the work, and for thereafter toredrawing and updrawing the up-' machine, having in combination, operating means to straighten an upper over a last having provision for. automatically pausing to permit inspection and adjustment o'f the work and for thereafter eiiectiiig relative lengths of foredraw and updraw'that are adjustable.

58. A pulling-over machine, having in heel rest during the last ion combination, operating means to straighten upper and to uplift them for initially pullm ing the upper, and additional mechanism to" move the grippers for then drafting the up.

per and stretching it a measured distance.

60. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for initially pulling an upper having provision for permitting adjustment of the upper While it is lightly held and then further stretchin: the u )er 7 Q Pl a measured distance. r

61. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for gripping an upper at the toe and opposite sides of the ball,

means for adjusting the'npper on the last,

means for advancing the side grippers and the adjusting means to effect foredraw, and power driven means thereafter to actuate the grippers to effect updravving of the previously adjusted and foredrawn upper.

62. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for gripping, adjusting and automatically stretching an upper, and means for automatically drafting the upper lengthwise after it is adjusted.

63. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, means for gripping, initially straightening and finally stretching an upper, and means for automatically actuating the grippers to draw the upper forwardly at the two sides of the shoe only.

after the initial straightening operation.

('34:. A pulling-over machine, having in combination, side grippers, tip straightening mechanism including a. hand lever and oppositely arranged connections thereto for adjusting the side grippers in opposite direc tions, a second hand lever and connections to the grippers for adjusting them and the first lever together in the same direction.

65. A pulling-over machine, having in combination,- side grippers, tip straightening mechanism therefor substantially as described, the toothed shaft 92 having conncction with the grippers permitting independent movement of the grippers in the tip straightening operation, and the hand lever 91- for operating the shaft to effect forward or backward drafting of the upper at the two sides of the shoe.

66. In a machine of the class described, pulling-over grippers for engaging the upper at the sides of the shoe, actuating mechanism including means for effecting forodra-W ofzthe upper held by the side grippers, and

of the grippers simultaneously, and means end lasting means including wipers movable inwardly over the shoe bottom and back- Wardly at the sides of theshoe in opposition to the direction of the foredraw strain on the upper. v

67. In a machine of the class described, pulling-over side grippers and means for actuating them. to strain the upper at the sides of the forepart of the shoe upwardly and forwardly, and lasting means actin in Wardly upon the foredrawn upper at sides of the shoe and having a. component of backward movement which is ofi'set by the previously effected foredraiv.

6,3. In a machine of theclass rihed, end lasting mechanismv including wipers nrtvable inwardly and baolnvardly over the forepart oi the shoe, and pulling-over means to prepare the shoe for the lasting operation and including side grippers and actuating means for causing-said grippers to strain the upper forwardly at the sides of the shoe in advance (if-the baclrWardly moving lasting means.

69. In a pullingover machine, a gripper and an actuator having a divided movement the first portion of which is variable accor ingto the condition of the Work, and means for predetermining the length of the second portion of said movement.

70. In a pulling-over machine, a tool for operating upon the work and an actuator therefor having a divided movement, the first portion of which is determined bythe Work, and. means for predetermining the length of the second portion of said movement independently of the length of the first portion.

71. In a pulling-over machine, means for resting the last, grippers for seizing the upper at the toe and opposite sides of the shoe, and means to actuate the grippers and the last relatively to stretch the upper a measured distance.

72. A pulling-over machine having, in combination, means to rest a last, means to seize the upper, means for yieldingly stretching the upper, and separate means for ad justing the tension and the length of the pulling movement.

73. A pulling-over machine having, in

combination, means for resting a last, grippers for seizing an upper at the toe and opposite sides of the last, means for yieldingly actuating the grippers to stretch. the upper, means for varying the tension of all for varying the length of the pulling move ment of all. the gripperssimultaneously.

7-1:. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, a gripper and actuating means for moving the gripper in two steps, the length of the first step varying with the resistance offered by the Work and the length of the second stepbeing predetermined. 4

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I 75. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for operating upon the work, and actuating means for moving the tool in two steps, the length Of the first step varying with the resistance offered by the work and the length of the second step being predetermined.

76. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a tool for engaging the work, actuating means for moving the tool, including a spring for effecting initial mo vement of the tool, and automatic means to pick up and further move the tool a predeing, in combination, a gripper and actuating means for moving the gripper including a spring through which the movement of the gripper is yieldingly efi'ected to pull the upper and is made variable in length, and

a stop adjustable to limit the length of the gripper movement to less than the pulling movement which the tension of the spring wouldnormally give to the gripper.

79. A machine of the class described-having, in combination, grippers arranged to engage the upper. at opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe and actuating means for moving said grippers including springs through which the movement of the grippers is yieldingly effected to pull the upper and is made variable in length, and stops for the right and left side grippers which are relatively adjustable to arrest the yieldingly effected movement of the gripper acting on one side of the shoe while the gripper acting on the other side of the shoe is given a greater length of upper pulling movement.

80. A machine of the class described having, in combination,.a gripper having one movement and then another movement imparted by yielding means permitting variation in length of the movement, and means set automatically by the first movement to insureg'a second movement of uniform length for each shoe.

81. A machine of the class described having, in combination, grippers arranged to engage the upper at opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe and actuating means for moving said grippers including springs through which the movement of the griparranged for adjustment to cause the grippers to pull the upper farther on one side of the last than on the other side.

82. A machine of the class described having, in combination, grippers arranged to engage the upper at opposite sides of the forepart of a shoe and actuating means for moving said grippers including springs through" which the movement of the grip- -pers is yieldingly effected to pull the upper and is made variable in length, and pulling movement limiting means for the two side grippers which is arranged for adjustment to produce on a selected side of the last a shorter pulling movement than is produced on the other side of the last.

83. In a pulling-over machine, the combi nation with grippers and power operating mechanism for causing said grippers to pull over an upper, of a heel rest, means maintaining the heel rest in retracted ,position While the grippers receive the shoe, and manually controlled means for causing advance of the rest to the shoe and permi ting adjustment thereof into desired lateral relation to the shoe prior to the actuation of the power operating mechanism for the gri pers 8A. A pulling-over machine having, in combination, toe and side grippers, operating mechanism to effect upper pulling movements of said grippers, positively acting means for limiting the length of the upper pulling movement of the grippers, and means for adjusting said length of movement of the grippers independently oneof another.

85. A pulling-over machine having, in combination, toe and side grippers, operating mechanism to effect upper pulling movements of said grippers respectively lengthwise and transversely of the last and means by which the extentof the lengthwise stretching of the upper by the toe gripper can be predeterminately varied with relation tov the extent of transverse stretching of the upper by the side grippers.

86. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, and means for automatically stopping the pulling movement at successive points in one cycle of the machines operations, the second point having a predetermined relation to the first point.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RONALD F. MGFEELY.

Witnesses:

CIIARLEs H. Hoy'r, CnAnLns E. GRUsn. 

